So-called “interventionists” enter suburban homes in the night and rip troubled teens from their beds to transport them, against their will, to a reform school in Utah.

MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE

Germany/Austria

DIRECTED BY: Marc Bauder

PRODUCED BY: Marc Bauder & Markus Glaser

Investment bankers are the real Masters of the Universe, not politicians, armies or even countries.

OF MEN AND WAR

France/Switzerland

WRITTEN, DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY: Laurent Bécue-Renard

Anger consumes a dozen combat vets long after their return from the front as they attempt to make peace with themselves, their past, and their families.

SACRO GRA

Italy/France

DIRECTED BY: Gianfranco Rosi

WRITTEN BY: Nicolo Bassetti

PRODUCED BY: Marco Visalberghi & Carole Solive

Rome’s giant ring road –the Grande Raccordo Anulare, or GRA- and the invisible worlds and possible futures harboured in this area of constant turmoil.

WAITING FOR AUGUST

Belgium

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Teodora Ana Mihai

PRODUCED BY: Hanne Phlypo & Antoine Vermeesch

During their mother’s absence, Georgiana has been catapulted into the role of head of the family, responsible for her six brothers and sisters in a social housing condo on the outskirts of Bacau, Romania.

WE COME AS FRIENDS

Austria

WRITTEN, DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY: Hubert Sauper

A science fiction-like odyssey in a home-made flying machine.

More than 3,000 EFA Members will elect the winner. The European Documentary 2014 will be presented at the 27th European Film Awards Ceremony in Riga on Saturday, December 13– and streamed live here.